Item R4
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
May 15, 2002
Division:
County Attorney
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise an ordinance amending Sec. 6.6-6, Monroe County Code in order
to adopt the 2000 Edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA-1), and the 2000
Edition of the Life Safety Code (NFPA-101).
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Both the life safety code and fire prevention code have been adopted by the State of Florida to
create a standard for all jurisdictions.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
Adopted the 1994 editions of the life safety code and fire prevention code.
CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval to advertise for public hearing in Marathon on June 19, 2002.
TOTAL COST:
COST TO COUNTY:
BUDGETED: Yes 0 No 0
APPROVED BY:
County Attorney _ OMB/Purchasing 0 Risk Management 0
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:~ ~~
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DOCUMENTAnON: Included 0 To Follow 0 Not Required 0
AGENDA ITEM #
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Board of County Commissioners
ORDINANCE NO.
- 2002
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SEC. 6.6-6, MONROE COUNTY CODE, IN
ORDER TO ADOPT THE 2000 EDITIONS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTEcnON
ASSOCIATION (NFPA-l), AND THE 2000 EDITION OF THE LIFE SAFETY CODE
NFPA-l0l; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL
OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFEcnVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA:
Section 1.
Sec. 6.6-6, Monroe County Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6.6-6. Fire safety codes adopted.
(a) The StaRdard National Fire Preventiqn Code -1994 2000 Edition which ~
incorporated into this section by reference, is hereby adopted for use in the
unincorporated areas of Monroe County, Florida, as the minimum fire safety code.
(b) The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101, Life Safety Code,
-1994 2000 edition, which is incorporated into this section by reference, is hereby
adopted for use in the county as the minimum fire safety code.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is
held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 4. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code
of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall be
appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering system of the Code.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon receipt of official notice from
the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that this ordinance has been filed with said
Office.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at
a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of June, 2002.
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Mayor Charles McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Nora Williams
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
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Mayor/Chairperson